Cousins' return to Minnesota, his NFL home from 2018 through 2023, on Sunday comes as he is hearing speculation about his job security in Atlanta. Cousins has thrown six interceptions with no touchdowns in the Falcons' three-game losing streak. That includes four picks in last week's 17-13 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers, his most in a decade.

The Atlanta Falcons and quarterback Kirk Cousins are going to have to make their partnership work, if only because they're kind of stuck together. After Cousins played largely commendable football for the franchise through the start of November,

Kirk Cousins threw his last touchdown pass in a 27-21 win over the Dallas Cowboys on Nov. 3. Cousins has thrown a total of six interceptions over his last three outings--all losses for the Atlanta Falcons .